When a student is absent for a religious holiday, should he be marked absent?

For student accounting purposes, this student was absent on that day if he was not in school. Districts
are asked to keep accurate records on student attendance for a variety of reasons, and one reason is so
that if asked in the future if a student was in school on a particular day, the school can tell from their
records if he truly was or was not in school that day. However, the attendance policies for a school are
determined by the district. For example, the district can determine policy around whether an absence is
excused or unexcused, whether excused absences count or do not count toward attendance awards,
etc.